In a perfect world I would agree with you 100%
But today, we live in a global economy, there is no way we can pull out of everywhere and be an isolationist country. Too many national economies depend on each other, look what happened when AIG, Leehman brothers, and all the others begain to fail....it rippled through the entire world. China would own us with as much of our debt as they have purchased.
As for energy, there is plenty around the US that we just can't touch as the areas. They have been blacklisted as govt protected lands. Unfortunately, people like Al Gore and other tree huggin hippies have more power than most people realize.
Our education system sucks, kids can do what they want with no worries of getting in trouble. Parents are spineless and too stupid to believe "THEIR PRECIOUS BABY" could do something wrong. We need longer school days, longer school years, and more enforcement of schools and accountability of not only teachers, but students, and parents.
Our military is overextended...thanks to Bush and Obama..Iraq is pretty well done, but Afghanistan is a whole different nightmare that we are stuck in.
In a free market society, we as consumers put our own people out of business. We used to make TV's and other electonics..but then it was imported at a lower price and consumers bought the cheaper items.
Taxes are necessary, but more for roads, education, and our military..I am all for eliminating the income tax and going to a flat tax system. The more you make the more you spend...it's really quite simple.
Agreed, we shouldn't have to press 1 for english..
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